（转贴）爵士乐钢琴家BILLY TAYLOR逝世 《紐約時報》（New York Times）三十日報導，美國爵士鋼琴家及作曲家比利泰勒（Billy Taylor），於紐約曼哈頓逝世，享壽八十九歲。
比利泰勒的女兒表示，比利泰勒是因心衰竭過世，比利泰勒除了風靡樂壇外，亦涉足廣播電視圈。
這位鋼琴家擁有音樂教育博士學位，一九七五年畢業於安模斯特（Amherst）的麻州大學（University of Massachusetts ），喜歡人家稱他為「泰勒博士」。
他於一九四三年，前往紐約發展，與次中音薩克斯風樂手班韋布斯特（Ben Webster）在極富盛名的「Three Deuces」夜店駐演；一九五一年後，他曾組成自己的三重奏樂團。
比利泰勒共創作逾三百首樂曲，其中一首福音歌曲酖〈我渴望了解自由的感受〉（I wish I knew how it would feel to be free，暫譯），則是一九六○年代民權運動的非官方國歌。
Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010
[1][2]) was an
American jazz pianist,
composer,
broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at
East Carolina University in Greenville, and since 1994, he was the artistic director for jazz at the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
[3]Taylor was a also a Jazz activist. He sat on the
Honorary Founders Board of The
Jazz Foundation of America. In 1989, Billy Taylor, Ann Ruckert, Herb Storfer and Phoebe Jacobs started
The Jazz Foundation to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians, later including musicians that survived
Hurricane Katrina.
[4]BILLY TAYLOR的大多录音是以三重奏的形式，也有与大乐队的合作，是以波谱及硬波谱风格为主。
纪念一下，爵士钢琴家BILLY TAYLOR曾经出过的专辑唱片：
BILLY TAYLOR - CROSS SECTION（Prestige/OJC）1954
Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey on July 30, 1954 and in New York, New York on May 7, 1953.
Personnel: Billy Taylor (piano);
Earl May (bass);
Percy Brice (drums);
BILLY TAYLOR - MY FAIR LADY LOVES JAZZ （véga/abc）1960
Billy Taylor - Uptown （OJC）
1960年的纽约现场录音~~~除了演奏同时期主流的爵士钢琴作品，还有其自己创作的4首爵士作品，很不错的现场录音~
Recorded live at The Prelude, New York, New York in 1960.
Billy Taylor Trio: Billy Taylor (piano);
Henry Grimes (bass);
Ray Mosca (drums).
Billy Taylor- RIGHT HERE，RIGHT NOW （ capitol）1963
Billy Taylor - MIDNIGHT PIANO 1965
Billy Taylor - AT THE LONDON HOUSE (ABC-Paramount 134)
Recorded live at the Chicago club on January 22 or 28, 1956.
Personnel : Billy Taylor (p),
Earl May (b)
Percy Brice(d)
Billy Taylor - EVERGREENS (ABC-Paramount 112)
Recorded in New York City, on January 1 & 2, 1956.
Personnel : Billy Taylor (p),
Earl May (b)
Percy Brice(d)
Billy Taylor - A TOUCH OF TAYLOR （PRESTIGE 7001）
THE NEW BILLY TAYLOR TRIO - BILLY TAYLOR with Earl May & Ed Thigpen （ABC/Paramount）
此张唱片收录了BILLY TAYLOR三重奏自1957年之后的最强阵容，顶峰之作。
